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City vs Liverpool Pre Match Thread
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MaartenV87
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Liverpool is always hard, last victory was about a year ago 3-1. Last away win at Anfield goes back to 2003?This is a serious question?. - when did we last beat 'Pool convincingly.?. I seem to recollect that we have not beaten 'Pool at their gaff for years and we have struggled against them at home.
Sergio Picasso Aguero
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Hart
Sagna
Kompany
Otamendi
Clichy
Toure
Fernandinho
Navas
De Bruyne
Silva
Aguero
Caballero
Zabaleta
Mangala
Nasri
Sterling
Fernando
Ihenacho
2-1 City
Sagna
Kompany
Otamendi
Clichy
Toure
Fernandinho
Navas
De Bruyne
Silva
Aguero
Caballero
Zabaleta
Mangala
Nasri
Sterling
Fernando
Ihenacho
2-1 City
ninjamonkey
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Obviously depends on how injuries are progressing like Silva and Kun and also the condition players come back from Internationals in. Main thing for me is, I wouldn't play Yaya in this. Two ferns in midfield. assuming they're both healthy with either Delph or Silva. The high press Klopp uses isn't going to suit Yaya and we won't be able to carry him in midfield defensively even with the two Ferns. Pellegrini has started to sub him from games, now it's about time he finds the bottle to bench him for a big game and start picking and choosing his games.
Not sure about playing Sterling either. There's going to be a lot of attention on him, he seems like a lad that can handle it but if he doesn't perform he's going to get a lot of stick from the gutter press. If we've got the players, a midfield of the two ferns with Silva in Yaya's Sevilla role and KDB and Navas on the flanks could suit us best. Then we've got the option of bringing on Sterling later against tired legs for him to run riot, and hopefully we'll be ahead and the pressure will be off him.
Not sure about playing Sterling either. There's going to be a lot of attention on him, he seems like a lad that can handle it but if he doesn't perform he's going to get a lot of stick from the gutter press. If we've got the players, a midfield of the two ferns with Silva in Yaya's Sevilla role and KDB and Navas on the flanks could suit us best. Then we've got the option of bringing on Sterling later against tired legs for him to run riot, and hopefully we'll be ahead and the pressure will be off him.
This is a serious question?. - when did we last beat 'Pool convincingly.?. I seem to recollect that we have not beaten 'Pool at their gaff for years and we have struggled against them at home.
We spanked them last season very early in the season. You could have googled that, even if you were somehow on planet Mars when it happened.
LadislavMplmx
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beat them 3-1 last season,that was pretty convincing,also beat them 3-0 in 2012 & the season before....think they've picked up 1 point from their last 5 visits....wouldn't call that struggled....This is a serious question?. - when did we last beat 'Pool convincingly.?. I seem to recollect that we have not beaten 'Pool at their gaff for years and we have struggled against them at home.
Obviously depends on how injuries are progressing like Silva and Kun and also the condition players come back from Internationals in. Main thing for me is, I wouldn't play Yaya in this. Two ferns in midfield. assuming they're both healthy with either Delph or Silva. The high press Klopp uses isn't going to suit Yaya and we won't be able to carry him in midfield defensively even with the two Ferns. Pellegrini has started to sub him from games, now it's about time he finds the bottle to bench him for a big game and start picking and choosing his games.
Not sure about playing Sterling either. There's going to be a lot of attention on him, he seems like a lad that can handle it but if he doesn't perform he's going to get a lot of stick from the gutter press. If we've got the players, a midfield of the two ferns with Silva in Yaya's Sevilla role and KDB and Navas on the flanks could suit us best. Then we've got the option of bringing on Sterling later against tired legs for him to run riot, and hopefully we'll be ahead and the pressure will be off him.
Sterling will get stick from the press whether he plays or not. If we leave him out, they will say he cant stand the heat. Hopefully, Liverpool will over-focus on him, forgetting that we have one or two others who can play.
I'd go:
Hart
Sagna
Kompany
Otamendi
Kolarov
Fernando
Fernandinho
Navas
Silva
De Bruyne
Sterling
Bench: Caballero, Clichy, Mangala, Toure, Nasri, Iheanacho, Aguero
Hopefully get Kun at least 30 minutes and possibly Clichy some time coming back as well.
3-1 City (De Bruyne, Sterling, Fernandinho)
Hart
Sagna
Kompany
Otamendi
Kolarov
Fernando
Fernandinho
Navas
Silva
De Bruyne
Sterling
Bench: Caballero, Clichy, Mangala, Toure, Nasri, Iheanacho, Aguero
Hopefully get Kun at least 30 minutes and possibly Clichy some time coming back as well.
3-1 City (De Bruyne, Sterling, Fernandinho)
Bluemanc100
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You didn't see the game did you? I'd hardly say "battered" was the way it panned outYet they got battered yesterday
We'll do these lot whether they have klopp or not
Hopefully kun and Silva are back too
You didn't see the game did you? I'd hardly say "battered" was the way it panned out
Well they lost at home to a not dissimilar Palace team to the one we battered just over a week ago. And I havent seen any report that suggests Liverpool were unlucky to lose.
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